We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Somerset to assist with the appointment of an Active Travel Project Manager, on a 30-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £18.82 - £25.79 per hour

Hours Per Week: 22

Summary:

The Active Travel Project Manager is responsible for managing the development and delivery of active travel and transport infrastructure projects, overseeing schemes from initial planning through to construction, while coordinating stakeholders, managing budgets, ensuring compliance, and supporting the successful delivery of the Council's £9 million Active Travel Programme.

Responsibilities:

• Manage Active Travel and transport infrastructure projects from inception through to construction.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Develop project plans, governance arrangements, budgets, and delivery programmes.
• Commission technical work such as highway design, surveys, traffic modelling, planning, and legal advice.
• Lead stakeholder consultation and public engagement activities.

Essentials:

• Experience managing transport, infrastructure, or capital projects from planning through to delivery.
• Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and coordination skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes, risks, and governance.
• Knowledge of procurement, planning approvals, and project delivery processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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